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In this fifth episode of the Clifford Chance podcast series 'The Climate Lawyer', host Richard Kim (counsel, Düsseldorf) is joined by Adam Woodhall, founder and CEO of Lawyers for Net Zero, a non-profit that helps guide in-house counsel on their climate journeys.</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/insights/resources/podcast-library/all-podcasts/the-climate-lawyer-what-can-in-house-counsel-do" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/insights/resources/podcast-library/all-podcasts/the-climate-lawyer-climate-meets-venture-capital.html"> <strong>The Climate Lawyer: Climate Meets Venture Capital (with Rich Kim & Mona Alsubaei)</strong> </a> <time> 10 May 2022 </time> <p>There's no path to net zero without innovation, and nobody knows innovation like venture capital. What does it mean to be a climate VC investor? Find out in the fourth episode of The Clifford Chance Podcast series, 'The Climate Lawyer', where host Richard Kim (counsel, Düsseldorf) is joined by Mona Alsubaei, a member of the investment team at Union Square Ventures (USV) and specialist in climate tech investing.</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/insights/resources/podcast-library/all-podcasts/the-climate-lawyer-climate-meets-venture-capital" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2021/12/uk-deforestation-due-diligence-framework-implementation--further.html"> <strong>UK Deforestation Due Diligence Framework Implementation: Further Detail Published</strong> </a> <time> 16 December 2021 </time> <p>The UK Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs has published a second consultation on the proposed UK mandatory forest-risk commodities due diligence...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2021/12/uk-deforestation-due-diligence-framework-implementation--further" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2021/12/2021-UK-deforestation-dd-proposal-2nd-consultation.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2021/11/uk-government-imposes-mandatory-climate-related-financial-disclo.html"> <strong>UK Government Imposes Mandatory Climate-Related Financial Disclosure on Large UK Businesses</strong> </a> <time> 3 November 2021 </time> <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has announced that it will impose mandatory climate-related financial disclosure duties on l...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2021/11/uk-government-imposes-mandatory-climate-related-financial-disclo" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2021/11/2021_BEIS_Response_on_climate-related_financial_disclosure.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2021/10/the-role-of-tech-in-trade-policy-and-climate-change.html"> <strong>The role of tech in trade policy and climate change</strong> </a> <time> 18 October 2021 </time> <p>A broad range of services – from digital and telecommunications services to engineering, cloud storage and artificial intelligence (AI) – will play an integral...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2021/10/the-role-of-tech-in-trade-policy-and-climate-change" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2021/10/the-role-of-tech-in-trade-policy-and-climate-change.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2021/09/delivering-a-trade-and-climate-agenda.html"> <strong>Delivering a Trade and Climate Agenda</strong> </a> <time> 20 September 2021 </time> <p>Clifford Chance has collaborated with the World Economic Forum on the publication, Delivering a Trade and Climate Agenda. The report finds that while businesses are actively pursuing emissions reductions, action on trade policy can help accelerate this shift. The report outlines eight ways in which trade policy can help businesses accelerate the transition to net-zero.</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2021/09/delivering-a-trade-and-climate-agenda" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2021/06/climate-change-litigation-in-italy--the-dawn-of-a-new-era-.html"> <strong>Climate change litigation in Italy: The dawn of a new era?</strong> </a> <time> 11 June 2021 </time> <p>Italy had seemed to be one step behind other countries where climate change litigation is concerned, with no climate-related litigation having been commenced i...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2021/06/climate-change-litigation-in-italy--the-dawn-of-a-new-era-" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a 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href="/briefings/2023/12/funding-the-energy-transition--mobilizing-private-finance-for-ne.html"> <strong>Funding the energy transition: Mobilizing private finance for net zero</strong> </a> <time> 1 December 2023 </time> <p>As world leaders gather at COP28 in Dubai, there is widespread acknowledgment of the scale of action required to address climate change by accelerating the dev...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/12/funding-the-energy-transition--mobilizing-private-finance-for-ne" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/12/funding-the-energy-transition-mobilizing-private-finance-for-net-zero-1.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2023/11/looking-ahead-to-cop28--what-can-we-expect-.html"> <strong>Looking ahead to COP28: What can we expect?</strong> </a> <time> 22 November 2023 </time> <p>COP28 – the 28th annual United Nations climate meeting – takes place in Dubai from 30 November, but what can realistically be achieved against a backdrop of in...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/11/looking-ahead-to-cop28--what-can-we-expect-" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/11/looking-ahead-to-cop28-what-can-we-expect.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2023/11/debt-for-nature-swaps--a-new-generation.html"> <strong>Debt-for-Nature Swaps: A New Generation</strong> </a> <time> 9 November 2023 </time> <p>Ahead of COP28, we set out our thoughts on the new generation of debt-for-nature swaps which have recently come to market and look forward to their full potent...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a 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<strong>Focus on hydrogen: The impact of the US Inflation Reduction Act's hydrogen incentives on trade</strong> </a> <time> 1 February 2023 </time> <p>A key hydrogen trend to focus on for 2023 is "trade". The industry has gone from concentrating on the "colour" (i.e., grey, blue and green...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/02/focus-on-hydrogen--the-impact-of-the-us-inflation-reduction-act-" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/02/focus-on-hydrogen-the-impact-of-the-us-inflation-reduction-acts-hydrogen-incentives-on-trade.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2023/01/nature-s-paris--key-outcomes-and-measures-of-the-kunming-montrea0.html"> <strong>Nature's Paris? Key outcomes and measures of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (COP15)</strong> </a> <time> 20 January 2023 </time> <p>Agreement was reached by 190 countries on the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) on 19 December 2022, after two weeks of negotiations at COP1...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/01/nature-s-paris--key-outcomes-and-measures-of-the-kunming-montrea0" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/01/2023-COP15-global-biodiversity-framework.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2022/11/cop27---what-can-we-expect-.html"> <strong>COP27 – What can we expect?</strong> </a> <time> 11 November 2022 </time> <p>COP27 – the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties – is intended to build on the work that took place at COP26 last year and move on from pledges to imple...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2022/11/cop27---what-can-we-expect-" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2022/11/cop27-what-can-we-expect.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/insights/resources/blogs/responsible-business-insights/2022/11/advancing-the-conversation-on-climate-change-a-look-back-at-cop26.html"> <strong>Advancing the conversation on climate change – looking back at COP26</strong> </a> <time> 4 November 2022 </time> <p>COP-26 was an opportunity for states, NGOs, the business community and the public to come together to discuss, debate and develop solutions to the climate crisis.</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/insights/resources/blogs/responsible-business-insights/2022/11/advancing-the-conversation-on-climate-change-a-look-back-at-cop26" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2022/01/cop26--did-it-deliver-.html"> <strong>COP26: Did it deliver?</strong> </a> <time> 12 January 2022 </time> <p>COP26, has been described as the 'last best hope" to avert climate disaster. In this extract from a recent Clifford Chance event, moderated by Partner an...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2022/01/cop26--did-it-deliver-" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2022/01/cop26-did-it-deliver.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="div_multilistcontainer_target div_multilistcontainer_manual_4"> <ul class="ul_articlelist_cp ul_articlelist_cp_manual_4"> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2024/11/forecasting-the-impacts-of-trump-s-second-administration-on-the-.html"> <strong>Forecasting the impacts of Trump's second administration on the energy sector</strong> </a> <time> 14 November 2024 </time> <p>This briefing provides an overview of how President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign promises may translate into policy reform, how potential policy reforms could...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2024/11/forecasting-the-impacts-of-trump-s-second-administration-on-the-" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2024/11/forecasting-the-impacts-of-trumps-second-administration-on-the-energy-sector.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2024/09/investing-in-carbon-capture-and-storage-in-australia-what-you.html"> <strong>Investing In Carbon Capture And Storage In Australia – What You Need To Know</strong> </a> <time> 17 September 2024 </time> <p>In chasing down opportunities to invest in the energy transition, private capital is increasingly focused on unlocking the investment potential offered by alte...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2024/09/investing-in-carbon-capture-and-storage-in-australia-what-you" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2024/09/carbon-capture-and-storage-in-australia.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2024/09/singapore-carbon-initiatives--the-carbon-tax-and-the-eligibility.html"> <strong>Singapore Carbon Initiatives: The Carbon Tax and the Eligibility List</strong> </a> <time> 12 September 2024 </time> <p>Singapore's eligibility list for international carbon credits (ICCs), published shortly after the announcement of its successful Article 6 Paris Agreement coll...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2024/09/singapore-carbon-initiatives--the-carbon-tax-and-the-eligibility" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2024/09/singapore-carbon-initiatives-the-carbon-tax-and-the-eligibility-list.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2024/08/carbon-capture-and-storage-in-germany-update-on-the-legislative-.html"> <strong>Carbon Capture and Storage in Germany – Update on the legislative process</strong> </a> <time> 21 August 2024 </time> <p>The German Government has announced that it will enable Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and facilitate Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) on an industrial s...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2024/08/carbon-capture-and-storage-in-germany-update-on-the-legislative-" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2024/08/carbon-capture-and-storage-update-on-the-legislative-process-in-germany.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2024/08/low-carbon-h2-supply-chain-subsidy-in-japan.html"> <strong>Low-carbon H2 supply chain subsidy in Japan</strong> </a> <time> 12 August 2024 </time> <p>Japan is promoting international supply chains for low-carbon hydrogen and derivatives. 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Last year, the EU enacted new regulations in the aviation and shipping industries designed to force airlines and ...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2024/07/green-fuels--structuring-and-procurement-issues-to-consider-as-d" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2024/07/green-fuels-structuring-and-procurement-issues-to-consider-as-demand-takes-off.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2024/07/u-s--supreme-court-reels-in-federal-agency-interpretation-power-.html"> <strong>U.S. Supreme Court reels in federal agency interpretation power, overturning Chevron Doctrine, and lengthens deadline for bringing challenges</strong> </a> <time> 3 July 2024 </time> <p>On June 28, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 vote, overruled the landmark 40-year-old Chevron decision that required federal courts to defer to a federal...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2024/07/u-s--supreme-court-reels-in-federal-agency-interpretation-power-" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2024/07/US%20Supreme%20court%20reels%20in%20federal%20agency%20interpretation%20power.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2024/06/singapore-carbon-initiatives--introduction-to-carbon-markets.html"> <strong>Singapore carbon initiatives: Introduction to carbon markets</strong> </a> <time> 19 June 2024 </time> <p>Interest in carbon markets is growing across the globe. 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The move by oil & gas companies to decarbonise their operations often leads to a transfer of ...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/07/energy-in-transition---the-role-of-decommissioning" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/07/energy-in-transition-the-role-of-decomissioning.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2023/07/belgian-offshore-wind---upcoming-tendering-of-the-princess-elisa.html"> <strong>Belgian offshore wind - Upcoming tendering of the Princess Elisabeth zone</strong> </a> <time> 6 July 2023 </time> <p>The tender principles for the Princess Elisabeth Zone are gradually taking shape following a recent stakeholder dialogue. 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New technology, new markets and new deals, including those associated with mineral extraction, human rights and the supply chain, regulatory changes and the race to find funding are giving rise to a number of issues for businesses to grapple with.</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/insights/thought_leadership/esg/betting-on-batteries-powering-the-clean-energy-transition" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2023/05/energy-transition--balancing-the-interests-of-investors-and-stat.html"> <strong>Energy Transition: Balancing the interests of investors and States on the path to clean energy</strong> </a> <time> 18 May 2023 </time> <p>197 Governments (and the European Union) have ratified or acceded to the Paris Agreement, pledging to pursue efforts to limit the global temperature rise to 1....</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/05/energy-transition--balancing-the-interests-of-investors-and-stat" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/05/energy-transition-balancing-the-interests-of-investors-and-states-on-the-path-to-clean-energy%20(2).pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2023/05/offshore-decommissioning-contracts---operation-of-the-knock-for-.html"> <strong>Offshore Decommissioning Contracts – Operation of the Knock for Knock Regime</strong> </a> <time> 18 May 2023 </time> <p>Decommissioning is an integral part of the international energy transition, and of the global push to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions and a carbon ne...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/05/offshore-decommissioning-contracts---operation-of-the-knock-for-" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/05/offshore-decommissioning-contracts-operation-of-the-knock-for-knock-regime.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2023/04/focus-on-hydrogen--the-european-hydrogen-bank.html"> <strong>Focus on hydrogen: the European Hydrogen Bank</strong> </a> <time> 24 April 2023 </time> <p>One of the first measures announced by the European Commission President von der Leyen, in her September 2022 State of the Union speech, was the creation of a ...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/04/focus-on-hydrogen--the-european-hydrogen-bank" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/04/focus-on-hydrogen-the-european-hydrogen-bank.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2023/04/the-european-net-zero-industry-act.html"> <strong>The European Net Zero Industry Act</strong> </a> <time> 24 April 2023 </time> <p>The European Commission (the Commission) has issued proposals aiming to broadly equalise Europe's net zero industry with the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) a...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/04/the-european-net-zero-industry-act" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/04/the-european-net-zero-industry-act.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2023/04/renewable-energy-sector-reform-in-morocco---how-will-it-impact-t.html"> <strong>Renewable energy sector reform in Morocco - how will it impact the market?</strong> </a> <time> 21 April 2023 </time> <p>The Moroccan Government has undertaken a wide-ranging reform of the legal framework governing the renewable energy sector, including a new regime for self-gene...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/04/renewable-energy-sector-reform-in-morocco---how-will-it-impact-t" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/04/renewable-energy-sector-reform-in-morocco.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2023/04/focus-on-hydrogen--achieving-africa-s-clean-hydrogen-potential-w.html"> <strong>Focus on hydrogen: Achieving Africa's clean hydrogen potential with European initiatives</strong> </a> <time> 20 April 2023 </time> <p>A number of countries in Africa have been identified as future sources of supply of clean hydrogen due to an abundance of land suitable for the production of w...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/04/focus-on-hydrogen--achieving-africa-s-clean-hydrogen-potential-w" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/04/focus-on-hydrogen-achieving-africas-clean-hydrogen-potential-with-european-initiatives.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2023/04/regulating-hydrogen-in-the-netherlands.html"> <strong>Focus on Hydrogen: Regulatory developments in the Netherlands</strong> </a> <time> 11 April 2023 </time> <p>Three years after the Cabinet presented its Cabinet Vision on Hydrogen (Kabinetsvisie waterstof), the Dutch Government has taken significant steps in developin...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/04/regulating-hydrogen-in-the-netherlands" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/04/focus-on-hydrogen-regulatory-developments-in-the-netherlands-april-2023.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2023/02/energy-arbitration-trends-2023.html"> <strong>Energy Arbitration Trends 2023</strong> </a> <time> 23 February 2023 </time> <p>What are the key trends for global disputes and international arbitration for the energy sector in 2023 and beyond? In our inaugural Energy Arbitration Trends ...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/02/energy-arbitration-trends-2023" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/02/energy-arbitration-trends-2023.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2023/02/focus-on-hydrogen--australia-s-go-scheme-and-hydrogen-certificat.html"> <strong>Focus on hydrogen: Australia's Go Scheme and hydrogen certification</strong> </a> <time> 21 February 2023 </time> <p>Certification schemes for clean hydrogen are being proposed in many countries to help markets develop, by providing certainty as to where the hydrogen has been...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/02/focus-on-hydrogen--australia-s-go-scheme-and-hydrogen-certificat" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/02/focus-on-hydrogen_%20australias-go-scheme-and-hydrogen-certification.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2023/02/going-beyond-carbon-reductions--the-proposed-eu-carbon-removals-.html"> <strong>Going beyond carbon reductions: The proposed EU carbon removals certification regulation</strong> </a> <time> 20 February 2023 </time> <p>On 30 November 2022, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a Regulation to create a first EU-wide voluntary framework that would certify high-qua...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/02/going-beyond-carbon-reductions--the-proposed-eu-carbon-removals-" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/02/going-beyond-carbon-reductions-the-proposed-eu-carbon-removals-certifications-regulation.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2023/02/energy-transition-trends-2023.html"> <strong>Energy Transition Trends 2023</strong> </a> <time> 13 February 2023 </time> <p>Energy security and affordability have become a major issue for many countries. Rising inflation, increasingly frequent and significant climate events, and an ...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/02/energy-transition-trends-2023" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2023/02/focus-on-hydrogen--belgium-is-leading-the-way-in-regulation-the-hydrogen-midstream.html"> <strong>Focus on hydrogen: Belgium is leading the way in regulating the hydrogen midstream</strong> </a> <time> 2 February 2023 </time> <p>Belgium has published its long-awaited H2 midstream regulation. A draft proposal has been endorsed by the federal parliament's energy commission and will ...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/02/focus-on-hydrogen--belgium-is-leading-the-way-in-regulation-the-hydrogen-midstream" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/02/Focus-on-Hydrogen-Belgium-is-leading-the-way-in-regulating-the-hydrogen-midstream.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2023/02/focus-on-hydrogen--the-impact-of-the-us-inflation-reduction-act-.html"> <strong>Focus on hydrogen: The impact of the US Inflation Reduction Act's hydrogen incentives on trade</strong> </a> <time> 1 February 2023 </time> <p>A key hydrogen trend to focus on for 2023 is "trade". The industry has gone from concentrating on the "colour" (i.e., grey, blue and green...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/02/focus-on-hydrogen--the-impact-of-the-us-inflation-reduction-act-" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/02/focus-on-hydrogen-the-impact-of-the-us-inflation-reduction-acts-hydrogen-incentives-on-trade.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2023/02/focus-on-hydrogen--current-regulatory-framework-for-green-hydrog.html"> <strong>Focus on hydrogen: current regulatory framework for green hydrogen in Spain</strong> </a> <time> 1 February 2023 </time> <p>Although green hydrogen production and use is still at an early stage of development and a European package is being put into place for hydrogen regulation (sp...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/02/focus-on-hydrogen--current-regulatory-framework-for-green-hydrog" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/02/focus-on-Hydrogen-current-regulatory-framework-for-green-hydrogen-Spain.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2022/11/focus-on-hydrogen--the-regulation-of-hydrogen-transportation-in-.html"> <strong>Focus on Hydrogen: The regulation of hydrogen transportation in Europe, Belgium and Germany </strong> </a> <time> 1 December 2022 </time> <p>The development of a clean hydrogen ecosystem in Europe is critical to ensure that the projected increases in hydrogen supply and demand are realised which are...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2022/11/focus-on-hydrogen--the-regulation-of-hydrogen-transportation-in-" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2022/08/focus-on-hydrogen-japans-energy-strategy-for-hydrogen-and-ammonia.html"> <strong>Focus on Hydrogen: Japan's energy strategy for hydrogen and ammonia</strong> </a> <time> 10 August 2022 </time> <p>The Japanese government has set ambitious goals for a carbon-neutral future to enhance its energy security. It plans to establish a full-scale international hy...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2022/08/focus-on-hydrogen-japans-energy-strategy-for-hydrogen-and-ammonia" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2022/08/focus-on-hydrogen-in-japan.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2022/08/inflation-reduction-act-of-2022.html"> <strong>Inflation Reduction Act of 2022</strong> </a> <time> 16 August 2022 </time> <p>We are pleased to present this briefing regarding the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the "IRA"), which Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) described as &q...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2022/08/inflation-reduction-act-of-2022" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2022/08/inflation-reduction-act-of-2022.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2022/07/greenwashing---australian-carbon-credit-units-in-the-regulatory-.html"> <strong>Greenwashing – Australian carbon credit units in the regulatory spotlight</strong> </a> <time> 21 July 2022 </time> <p>As part of the Federal Government's crackdown on greenwashing, an independent review of the Australian Carbon Credit Units regime will be carried out by former...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2022/07/greenwashing---australian-carbon-credit-units-in-the-regulatory-" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2022/07/greenwashing-australian-carbon-credit-units-in-the-regulatory-spotlight.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2022/07/multi-purpose-interconnectors--enabling-the-transmission-of-clea.html"> <strong>Multi-Purpose Interconnectors: Enabling the transmission of clean energy in the UK</strong> </a> <time> 4 July 2022 </time> <p>As the UK strives towards its ambitious target of 50GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030, large-scale investment will be required in the offshore wind industry...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2022/07/multi-purpose-interconnectors--enabling-the-transmission-of-clea" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2022/07/multi-purpose-interconnectors-enabling-the-transmission-of-clean-energy-in-the-uk.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2022/06/energy-transition--energy-security--affordability-and-the-impact.html"> <strong>Energy transition: Energy security, affordability and the impact on climate change</strong> </a> <time> 29 June 2022 </time> <p>The transition from fossil fuels to clean energy to address the climate crisis was never going to be easy and involves expensive trade-offs between economics a...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2022/06/energy-transition--energy-security--affordability-and-the-impact" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2022/06/energy-transition-energy-security-affordability-and-the-impact-on-climate-change.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2022/05/favourable-winds-for-french-offshore-wind-farms.html"> <strong>Favourable winds for French offshore wind farms</strong> </a> <time> 10 May 2022 </time> <p>While Northern Europe and the UK started investing in offshore wind more than 20 years ago, France was slow off the mark. Now, that is about to change, as the ...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2022/05/favourable-winds-for-french-offshore-wind-farms" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2022/05/favourable-winds-for-french-offshore-wind-farms.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2022/04/recent-government-announcements-for-the-energy-sector.html"> <strong>Recent government announcements for the energy sector</strong> </a> <time> 8 April 2022 </time> <p>In a race to ensure it is on track to meet its net zero targets by 2050, the Government has announced the publication of its new British Energy Security Strate...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2022/04/recent-government-announcements-for-the-energy-sector" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2022/04/recent-government-announcements-for-the-energy-sector.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2022/02/energy-transition-trends-2022.html"> <strong>Energy Transition Trends 2022</strong> </a> <time> 1 February 2022 </time> <p>There remains a narrow window of opportunity for timely action to address the climate crisis and still meet the Paris Agreement targets. The necessary transiti...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2022/02/energy-transition-trends-2022" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2022/02/energy-transition-trends-2022.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2022/03/repowereu--european-commission-s-proposed-plan-for-more-affordab.html"> <strong>REPowerEU: European Commission’s proposed plan for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy</strong> </a> <time> 31 March 2022 </time> <p>In March 2022, in response to the unprecedented energy price crisis, the European Commission presented REPowerEU, a new set of proposed measures to create...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2022/03/repowereu--european-commission-s-proposed-plan-for-more-affordab" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2022/03/repowereu-european-commissions-proposed-plan-for-more-affordable-secure-and-sustainable-energy.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2021/10/uk-net-zero-strategy---a-clearer-view-of-the-challenges-to-2050.html"> <strong>UK Net Zero Strategy - A clearer view of the challenges to 2050</strong> </a> <time> 27 October 2021 </time> <p>Ahead of its Presidency of COP26, the UK Government has published its Net Zero Strategy to 2050. The Strategy covers all business sectors and some cross-cuttin...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2021/10/uk-net-zero-strategy---a-clearer-view-of-the-challenges-to-2050" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2021/10/uk-net-zero-strategy-a-clearer-view-of-the-challenges-to-2050.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2021/07/10-questions-on-the-proposed-carbon-border-adjustment-mechanism.html"> <strong>10 Questions on the Proposed Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism</strong> </a> <time> 14 July 2021 </time> <p>The European Commission has published a proposal for a Regulation on a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) to deal with the long-standing problem of 'car...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2021/07/10-questions-on-the-proposed-carbon-border-adjustment-mechanism" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2021/07/10-questions-on-the-proposed-carbon-border-adjustment-mechanism.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2021/04/industrial-decarbonisation-strategy--the-path-to-net-zero.html"> <strong>Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy: The path to net zero</strong> </a> <time> 5 April 2021 </time> <p>The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has published its strategy setting out the path to decarbonising industry, aiding the goal...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2021/04/industrial-decarbonisation-strategy--the-path-to-net-zero" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2021/04/client-briefing-industrial-decarbonisation-strategy-march-2021.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="div_multilistcontainer_target div_multilistcontainer_manual_5"> <ul class="ul_articlelist_cp ul_articlelist_cp_manual_5"> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2024/11/scaling-the-global-carbon-markets--a-way-forward-for-the-vcm-and.html"> <strong>Scaling the global carbon markets: a way forward for the VCM and Paris Mechanisms</strong> </a> <time> 11 November 2024 </time> <p>At COP29, the global community is meeting in the hope of driving critical progress on climate commitments. 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Underpinned by an increasing demand for critical minerals worldwide, and in an environment of heightened sovereign and regulatory risk, this year is no different. 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Although climate-related regulation is increasing, the strat...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2024/05/australia-directors-duties-and-nature-related-risks" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2024/05/australia-directors-duties-and-nature-related-risks.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2024/05/the-fca-publishes-finalised-guidance-on-the-anti-greenwashin.html"> <strong>The FCA publishes finalised guidance on the SDR anti-greenwashing rule</strong> </a> <time> 8 May 2024 </time> <p>On 23 April 2024, the FCA issued Finalised Guidance (Guidance) on the ‘anti-greenwashing rule’. 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On 15 Marc...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2024/03/agreement-reached-on-the-eu-corporate-sustainability-due-diligen" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2024/03/agreement-reached-on-the-eu-corporate-sustainability-due-diligence-directive.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2024/03/us-sec-adopts-new-climate-related-disclosure-requirements.html"> <strong>US SEC Adopts New Climate-Related Disclosure Requirements (Detailed)</strong> </a> <time> 11 March 2024 </time> <p>On March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") adopted long-awaited disclosure requirements to enhance and standardize the climate-...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2024/03/us-sec-adopts-new-climate-related-disclosure-requirements" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2024/03/US%20SEC%20adopts%20new%20climate-related%20disclosure%20requirements.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2024/03/sec-adopts-climate-related-disclosure-rules.html"> <strong>SEC Adopts Climate-related Disclosure Rules</strong> </a> <time> 6 March 2024 </time> <p>On March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-to-2 to adopt long-awaited disclosure rules and form amendments designed to enhance and ...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2024/03/sec-adopts-climate-related-disclosure-rules" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2024/03/SEC%20Adopts%20Climate-related%20Disclosure%20Rules.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2024/02/the-uk-s-sustainability-disclosure-requirements-regime.html"> <strong>The UK's Sustainability Disclosure Requirements Regime</strong> </a> <time> 1 February 2024 </time> <p>In November 2023, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published the final rules for its new Sustainability Disclosure Requirements regime (SDR). 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A draft proposal has been endorsed by the federal parliament's energy commission and will ...</p> <p class="p_bookmark_cp"> <a href="/content/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/02/focus-on-hydrogen--belgium-is-leading-the-way-in-regulation-the-hydrogen-midstream" class="a_bookmark_cp ccos_protected ccos_iaid_00000">Bookmark</a> <a href="/content/dam/cliffordchance/briefings/2023/02/Focus-on-Hydrogen-Belgium-is-leading-the-way-in-regulating-the-hydrogen-midstream.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> </p> </li> <li> <span class="span_tag_container_cp"> </span> <a class="a_title_cp" href="/briefings/2023/01/nature-s-paris--key-outcomes-and-measures-of-the-kunming-montrea0.html"> <strong>Nature's Paris? 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